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This old Soviet joke was about Stalin
Something that has always bothered me about this joke: Don’t news stands generally have the front page visible, to entice people? So like, you’d know well before you bought one.
‘scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper’. right. that’s the joke. that it’s for someone important enough for their death to make the front page, which is visible without buying the paper.
Yes, that’s part of the joke. The obituary he was looking for was something that would be frontpage news, implying it’s an important political person.
As much as I’d have loved for the Kissinger is Dead celebrations to have been big news (and a Holiday), it went by mostly unannounced.
I’m hoping they found them both dead. Together, in a hotel room with Putin’s dick still in Trump’s mouth.
That obituary will definitely be Putin the front page
There’s only one other that could trump it.
I Xi what you did there
Putin wasn’t really big during the Soviet era
Born in 1952, I think it’s safe to say Putin was small during the Soviet era.
Oh wow, are you a historian?
No
No
The original post says “Old soviet joke for our times”
Ok
Thanks Mike
Kairos
I’m here 'till thursday; try the veal and tip your server
…and please dont put your cigarettes out in the flower pots - the FSB currently has a shortage of microphones.
I really don’t get it
The person looking for an obituary is hoping for the expiration of a public figure prominent enough that their death would be front page news. Likely a politician.
There used to be sidewalk kiosks called “newsstands” where people could buy the “newspaper,” a daily publication with news about recent events. Bigger news was put on the front page, and at a newsstand you could see the front page for free.
Because this is talking about the Soviet Union, the man is almost certainly looking for a headline announcing that Josef Stalin has died.
Yes an old joke for our times. About NEWSPAPERS.
You’re right, I’ll fix it:
[BRO] stops by the [iPAD STAND] every day, scans the [INTERNET], doesn’t buy the [IPAD]. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
[BRO] says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the [RSS FEED], [RIZZLER].”
[BRO] says: “not the one I’m looking for, [BITCH].”
Good try, but already outdated
To be honest, every time I lunch Lemmy I’m hoping for a “Trump found dead” post to be on the top.
Trump found dead, circumstances not suspicious says Kremlin.
Fell out of a 7th floor window in the White House.
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Something similar, I wake up and look out for fresh memes of his assassination. But until now I remain disappointed.
I’m in a better situation: I’d be happy with Trump or Elon. So, 50% better odds, however small they might be.
OTOH, Trump could just keel over one of these days, leaving us with President Vance shudder. I mean, President Couch Fucker has a nice ring, and all, but every single time that guy opens his mouth, the more I want to punch him.
I dunno. The list of guys who deserve a sword missile is getting pretty long. Moscow Mitch, Vance, Trump, Elon. Any of them would be a happy day.
